Speaking at the CII Global Economic Policy Forum, Sitharaman said the country would be preparing for the Lok Sabha elections which are due in the summer of 2024.
Speaking to reporters here, she said because Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been Chief Minister of a state for more than 10 years, he knows what it is for states to get their money in time.
"Banks, both public and private, have reviewed it with me once. Banks have become a member or a part of this account aggregators working, and it has actually helped," she said at the 'DATE with Tech' event here.
The minister was replying to a question on the number of entities identified as having fake registrations, and the total amount of evasion detected during the special drive against fake GST registrations conducted by the...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also said the government is committed to systemic reforms to accelerate the pace of growth.
Speaking at 'DATE with Tech' event here, Sitharaman cautioned that NBFCs and small finance banks should respect the red line and should not go too far in their enthusiasm.
Replying to supplementary questions in the Rajya Sabha, the minister said specific actions through various legal provisions are being taken against defaulters and as a result, "huge monies" are going back to the banks.
The two-day event will also see Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar speak about the growing impact of emerging technologies and India's digital aspirations, as the chief guest and speaker.
Addressing a gathering "Meet and Greet" organised for Malkajgiri BJP candidate N Ramchander Rao, she said the next two to three generations of Telangana will...
After being the only unbeaten side with 10 wins on the trot, the Indian team crashed to a six-wicket defeat in the finals on Sunday.
Distributing sanction letters to beneficiaries under the PM SVANidhi Se Samriddhi programme which offers loans to street vendors, here, she said officials of...
Addressing the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue here, Sitharaman said India's economic growth is estimated to be just under 7 per cent during the year, the...
Sitharaman said that on account of the 5Gs, "Madhya Pradesh has ceased to be a bimaru state and has become a bemisal state".
"However, we still have work left to do," the minister said in an inaugural address at the Seminar on 'Strong, Sustainable, Balanced and Inclusive Growth',...
The roundtable was hosted by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco.
The council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state ministers, also cut the GST rate on molasses to 5 per cent from 28 per...
There is still a lot of work to do in digitising RRBs and cooperative banks, she said after launching the 'Kisan Rin Portal' and Weather Information Network...
The government has already made a provision of Rs 13,000 crore in the Budget 2023-24, she said during the launch event of the Yojana.
Sitharaman pointed out that the practices of chartered accountants were going through a lot of change, globally and said even some of the audience gathered at...
Sitharaman, who inaugurated the GST building here on Friday, also held a meeting with the officials of customs and land ports authority of India (LPAI) to know...
Noting that the GST is a consumption-based taxation, the minister said the more the state consumes, the more will be its GST collection.
The one thing that is common and for which they think the people of India will reward them is to constantly hate and use abusive language against the Prime...
The Presidential Award of Appreciation Certificate, which was announced on this year's Republic Day, will be awarded to 29 officers and staff of CBIC.
"So, we sat as a team and went into the details (to find out) at what stage you pay tax for every additional Re 1 you earn... (for instance) for Rs 7.27 lakh,...
The Finance Minister sanctioned loan letters to 1.41 lakh beneficiaries in the Union Territory to the tune of Rs 2,628 crore under different programmes...